US 11,984,020 B2
Remote vehicle system configuration, control, and telematics
James S. Turner, Rockwell, TX (US); and Luc Samson, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur (CA)
Assigned to VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Hauppauge, NY (US)
Filed by VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Hauppauge, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/178,311.
Application 18/178,311 is a continuation of application No. 17/576,781, filed on Jan. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,620,899.
Application 17/576,781 is a continuation of application No. 17/211,702, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,244,560, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 17/211,702 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,804, filed on Jun. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,964,205, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 16/900,804 is a continuation of application No. 16/269,321, filed on Feb. 6, 2019, granted, now 10,720,045, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Application 16/269,321 is a continuation of application No. 15/862,630, filed on Jan. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,249,182, issued on Apr. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0282099 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G08C 17/02 (2006.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G08C 17/02 (2013.01) [B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 8/61 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/1003 (2013.01); B60R 25/209 (2013.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); B60R 2325/101 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01); B60R 2325/40 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40215 (2013.01); H04L 2012/40273 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of configuring a vehicle control system (VCS) installed in a vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
obtaining vehicle information by the VCS, the vehicle information identifying the vehicle;
transmitting the vehicle information through a wireless Radio Frequency (RF) link from the VCS to a mobile device, thereby providing the mobile device some or all of the information needed to obtain parameters for the VCS to be configured for the vehicle;
receiving the parameters from the mobile device by the VCS through the wireless RIF link; and
configuring the VCS in accordance with the parameters;
wherein:
the step of obtaining vehicle information comprises reading some or all of the vehicle information from one or more systems of the vehicle.